Since November, I’ve had the honor of leading the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association as President. At the Nebula Awards Ceremony, I shared about what we’ve been working on — our struggles, our strategy, and our reorganizing.
It’s been a challenge. I’ve learned a lot and made a lot of mistakes on the way. Still, I am so happy with how far we have come and so proud of the team working to make these changes to the organization and the industry as a whole. Here’s a splash of my intro speech, with a link to the full Ceremony below. Make sure you listen to Nicola Griffith’s grandmaster speech. She is a light.
This past fall we started having conversations, meeting with volunteers, asking questions, and listening. We learned a lot.
And we took what we learned straight into the board room.
We focused on reorganizing, reconsidering and most importantly, strategizing. That work has continued this weekend in our strategic planning sessions, where we are paying attention to our past mistakes and looking toward a different future.
It’s exciting.
Over the next few months, we will start sharing our strategic plan with you. Goals. Actions. Objectives. I know. SO VERY DORKY.
But y’all, I am here for it. SFWA’s future is now rooted in focused support for writers and a passionate desire to make the industry stronger. Better. More HUMAN. More caring.
In the face of AI and political upheaval, we need that story: The one about hope. Resistance. Compassion. And kicking ass…
Click below to listen to the full speech and meet the award winners at the 2025 SFWA Nebula Awards!